The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-24
The Question of Coercion in Ireland Being the
Uppermost Topic-The Queen Will Not Per-
sonally Open the Coming Session.
The Cabinet Alarmed Over the Prospect
of a Great War On the Continent.
Rumor that Germany Will Shortly Demand
that France Explain Her Military Prepa-
rations-MiscelIaneo Cable News.
ENGLISH POLITICS.
The Cabinet Spends a Day in Discussing
Some of the Most Urgent Matters.

The Cabinet Spends Day in Discussing
Some of the Most Urgent Matters.
LONDON, Jan. 23.-Yesterday's session of the
Cabinet was devoted chiefly to a discussion of
the order of business at theecpening of Parlia-
ment. the order of procedure as it is termed in
English parliamentary circles. and not coercion
Tor Ireland, being the upperinost topic. The
terms of the Queens speech were also discussed
at some length These will be finally approved
at royal council at Osborne, on Wednesday
next The same evening Lord Salisbury and
Mr.. W. Fl. Smith, his first lieutenant in the
House OF Co+nmons. will entertain their parti-
san friends at tho customary pre- parliamentary
banquet Mr. Gladstone, who, on his arrival
IN London, will be the guest of Lady
Frederick Cavendish. will entertain his friends
OF the opposition on Tuesday, and Lord Gran
vile, the Liberal leader in the Lords, will give
his usual dinner party on Wednesday. At all Of
these ponderous entertainments the finishing
touches will be given by party leaders to their
plans of attack and defense in the coming strug-
gle The Queen has finally decided not to open
Parliament in person, and this decision is said
to have been taken in view Of the possible de-
feat of Lord Salisbury. her favorite Minister
to whom she does not care to lend the pomp of
royalty in his present strait. The latest re-
ports IN Conservative circles are to the effect
that the proposed coercion bill has been so re-
modelled as to apply only to Ireland. and to deal
only with illegal combinations against
the payment of rent. The speech from
the throne will contain reference
to tAs need Of such measure, hut as !. cannot
yoSsif1tv ia tv.4~ e..
holidays { may sgais. suffer rem 5as1cation.
These reports Of Tory concessions are fairly IN
dieatlse OF the modifeatioua to.sheh Lord safis-
surys plans are being subjected undsr the infia
enee OF forcibly expressed public opinion.
In the interim. Lord Randolph Chnrehil's at
tltude is puzziing the Conservatives They
found that his first letter on nat.caaf ecou.sav
had been interpreted as an indication that he
was likely to gray;tate~toward the Liberals
Then he fastened to correct this s>---cng impress
sion by his second letter. The public sentYG ant
as to his attitude is, however, but
little affected by this letter The St.
James Gazette has very outspoken
article to-day protesting against the persistent
declarations of certain classes of Conservatives
that Churchills return to the Cabinet is neces-
sary to the lasting existence OF the Conservative
party. The writer argues that if Churchill re.
turns. Mr.. Goschen will have to 60, and the
party will lose one of its most promising acauisi-
tions. 1t warns the Tories that they must be
prepared to see Churchill drift toward the Radi-
cal party eventually no matter what concessions
may be made to him. There is, it may be said,
now very widely accepted belief that Churchill
is bound for Radicalsm, and that nothing short
of changing his whole nature can stop him. In
this view many are disposed to share the opinion
OF the St James Gazette that Goschen is, under
the circumstances, more valuable ally than the
late Chancellor of the Excheouer.